Apple tests China’s CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks: Report

Apple has been testing memory chips from China’s CXMT across product lines including iPhones and MacBooks, to mitigate ‌a ⁠component shortage fueled ⁠by the AI boom, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Apple held early ​talks with CXMT, which is China’s largest chipmaker by market ​value, about supplying ⁠components with ‌the goal of using ​them in ​some devices sold ⁠in China, the report said, citing people ​familiar with the matter.